Michigan

Outgoing Michigan State middle linebacker and team captain Max Bullough, shown here planting Michigan quarterback Devin Gardner during the Spartans' 29-6 win in East Lansing last season, is ranked by experts among the top inside linebacker prospects for the upcoming NFL draft.
(MLive.com file photo)

EAST LANSING — Michigan State's NFL prospects are in the midst of the toughest game of them all to play — the waiting game.

"Pretty much just stay in shape,'' departing Spartans' cornerback Darqueze Dennard said while attending a recent Michigan State indoor practice, asked how he will fill the time between now and the NFL draft (May 8-10).

The NFL draft analysts, meanwhile, continue to comb through their scouting reports and league contacts, looking to come up with the most accurate lists and rankings of the prospects as each position.